How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 records about Christchurch, every one linked at the provider that keeps the original.

How far back does the archive reach?

1800, the oldest record on file.

Where do the records come from?

30 collections: council archives, Papers Past, DigitalNZ’s partners, cemetery registers, the heritage list itself. The shelf says what exists and where it lives.

Are these documents verified?

They are leads and citations, not evidence, a record says a document exists and where to read it. What a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it; those readings live on the place pages.

“"st"”, the shelf

Every record the archive holds about Christchurch, the oldest first. The originals live at the provider each row links to.

21,869 records matching 100 of these 100 with their text read Papers Past · Canterbury Stories · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Te Papa Collections Online · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · TAPUHI · Canterbury Museum · Auckland Museum Collections · New Zealand Gazette · Digital Public Library of America · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · Hocken Digital Collections · Museums Victoria · Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection · Wellington City Council Archives · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Images Collection · Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho · Flickr · Radio New Zealand · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Te Hikoi Museum · iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao · Manawatū Heritage · Canterbury Photography Museum · Akaroa Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum

the 1920s
18 Jul 1929
Runaway Victories (NZ Truth, 18 July 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1929
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1929
Basketball (Evening Post, 25 July 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1929
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1929
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 July 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 27 July 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1929
Page 14 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 29 July 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1929
OTHER DIOCESES (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 August 1929) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1929
Page 25 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 03 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 03 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1929
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1929
TO-MORROW'S GAMES (Evening Post, 09 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1929
METROPOLITAN CLUB (Evening Post, 09 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1929
CHRISTCHURCH FIRES (Evening Post, 19 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1929
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 02 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1929
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1929
METROPOLITAN SHOW (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 04 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1929
ESSAY COMPETITION (Evening Post, 07 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1929
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1929
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1929
BENEFIT TROTTING MEETING (Evening Post, 11 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1929
Jottings of A Lady About Town (NZ Truth, 12 September 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1929
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 25 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1929
METHVEN TROTTING CLUB'S HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 25 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 September 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1929
LADIES' GOLF (Evening Post, 03 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 04 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1929
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 05 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 05 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1929
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 08 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 09 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 11 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1929
CRICKET (Evening Post, 14 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1929
Rom Talbot Returns (NZ Truth, 17 October 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1929
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1929
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 21 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 23 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1929
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1929
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 28 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1929
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1929
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 11 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1929
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 12 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Nov 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 15 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1929
AT ADDINGTON (Evening Post, 16 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1929
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 18 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1929
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1929
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 25 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1929
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 November 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1929
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 02 December 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

Most of these originals are not republishable here, the link goes to the provider that keeps them. A search result is a lead, not evidence: what a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it, and those readings live on the place pages.

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